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Man High on Meth Arrested After Hijacking Taxi and Fleeing to Hotel Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A 35-year-old man has been arrested by highway police after hijacking a taxi at knifepoint in Ayutthaya and fleeing to a hotel in Nonthaburi. The suspect, who was under the influence of methamphetamine, now faces multiple charges. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1361502-man-high-on-meth-arrested-after-hijacking-taxi-and-fleeing-to-hotel/ -
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Crime Man High on Meth Arrested After Hijacking Taxi and Fleeing to Hotel
Picture courtesy of Khaosod. A 35-year-old man has been arrested by highway police after hijacking a taxi at knifepoint in Ayutthaya and fleeing to a hotel in Nonthaburi. The suspect, who was under the influence of methamphetamine, now faces multiple charges. The arrest was carried out following an order from Police Major General Kongkrit Lertsitthikul, commander of the Highway Police Division, instructing Police Colonel Kuekkong Disawat and other officers to coordinate with Bang Ban Police Station in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The suspect, identified as Mr. Akkharasin or “Beam”, was taken into custody at a hotel in Bang Rak Phatthana, Bang Bua Thong District, Nonthaburi. He was charged with robbery causing physical or mental harm, possession and use of a Category 1 narcotic (methamphetamine), and illegal drug possession. Items seized included a brown shoulder bag, two mobile phones, six methamphetamine pills and a green-yellow Toyota Altis taxi. The incident began when a 71-year-old taxi driver reported being hired by the suspect for a 700-baht fare from Bang Duea Subdistrict in Pathum Thani to Bang Chani Subdistrict in Ayutthaya. Upon reaching a secluded area, the suspect used a nail clipper as a weapon and attempted to strangle the driver while demanding 1,000 baht. A struggle ensued, during which the victim was thrown out of the vehicle. The suspect then drove off in the stolen taxi, heading toward Nonthaburi. Local police forces were alerted and an extensive manhunt led to his location at the hotel. Upon questioning, the suspect confessed to the crime. He admitted abandoning the stolen taxi at a shopping mall car park in Nonthaburi, which was subsequently recovered by police. He also revealed he had purchased seven meth pills for 300 baht from a dealer known as “Nang Fon” in Bang Rak Phatthana, and had consumed one pill prior to the robbery. Mr. Akkharasin was handed over to Bang Ban Police Station to face legal proceedings. Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-23. -
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Mentally Ill Man Drowns in Rubber Plantation Pond in Nakhon Si Thammarat Picture courtesy of CH7 A 33-year-old man with a history of mental illness drowned after suffering a suspected cramp while swimming in a pond located in a rubber plantation in Sichon district. Full story:https://aseannow.com/topic/1361501-mentally-ill-man-drowns-in-rubber-plantation-pond-in nakhon-si-thammarat/ -
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Even MAGA Is Up in Arms Over Trump’s ‘Flying Grift’ From Qatar
But its never going to fly again, at least with passengers. The USAF still has some final due diligence to go through before final acceptance. Now budget has already been allocated to the two AF1s under construction, so new budget has to be allocated; does the DoD have a slash fund for such projects, or does there need to be congressional approval or something. Before all that, they need to decide how much money is needed. They need to survey this aircraft, which is an unknown unit to the Air Force. Its been on the market since 2020, and essentially unused for most of that time, and seems to have sat for some time on the Isle of Man. While it will undoubtedly come with a pile of paperwork proving condition, I suspect USAF engineers will employ very high standards, to see if the aircraft does have any inherant faults. That's going to take some time, and they'll probably need to hire outside contractors just to do that. So that job will be put out to tender, after a committee has sat around a table to draw up the tender. Say in 3 months, they have an idea what exactly they have. Along the way, someone has to decide what do they want; and this will get contentious. At the one end of the spectrum is a fully specced out plane the same as what is being built right now. But besides cost, two of the reasons the new AF1s are delayed is lack of security cleared engineers and shortages in the supply chain; nothing is off the shelf. If they pull engineers off the current AF1 projects, then these new builds will be further delayed. Adding a 3rd aircraft will put further strain on the supply chain, unless they mothball the other projects and focus just on this. The other end of the spectrum is do nothing; te plane was good enough for the Emir of Qatar, its good enough for a US President. The 2020 For Sale ad gives some idea of the configuration of the aircraft https://web.archive.org/web/20200905142708/https://www.amacaerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/200707_AMAC_Aerospace_Mini_Tech_Spec.pdf Clearly, its built for luxury travel, with lavish sleeping facilties, galleys, bathrooms. In comparison, actual AF1 seems much more functional https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq855lx87z3o AF1 is supposed to be an airborne command post; capable of in flight refueling , and carrying enough stores to sustain the passengers for a sustained period. On the contrary, Qatari 1 probably wasn't intended to fly more than 14-15 hours at a time, and fridges aboard to carry enough camel heads for the feasts, generally eaten while grovelling on a floor, albeit a nicely carpeted floor. AF1 is supposed to carry 7 days worth of food for 102 people; about 300-350kgs of food I assume the sustainability requirements are not up for discussion. Adding refueling to the aircraft I suppose is a big job, but not without precedence given used airliners being converted to tankers. AF1 has hardened electronics, meaning the miles and miles of wiring, and hardware have an additional coating to protect against the effects of EMP, such as following a nuclear blast. Does Qatari 1 need this? That's the risk assessment. The hazard is the President's plane becoming a dead stick following an attack. Is it likely over the next 4 years? There will be a range of opinions. This is where there will be people in the room trying to minimize the risk score artificially. I've been in the rooms where these sorts of discussions occur about new military kit, and frequently "ALARPS" is used, which is weasel code for cutting corners. AF1 is also armour plated; on the engines, and the fuselage. For this to be fitted, I assume the aircraft really does need to be stripped back. Could they forgo that, or is there an alternative ballistic solution that is "good enough" (the president has a 40% survivability compared to, say, 70%). Importantly, AF1 has a fully equipped medical suite, with the ability to support surgery in flight (meaning the aircraft also has accomodation for a surgeon, in addition the the President's own physician). Qatari1 does have certification for a medical suite, if the Emir's bedroom is cleared out (certification obtained during COVID), but that's little more than a hospital bed, and room for some monitors and an oxygen bottle. Again, the next discussion is whether they need the full fat mini-hospital or just a bed, for a morbidly obesse octogenarian. Vance, take note, this might be your shot. Comms; its a flying communication centre, allowing members of the government to communicate reliably and securely, and enabling a president to take that most terrible of decisions. I've see talk of passengers of Qatari1 having to use burner phones. Again, a decision might have be taken whether you need something that is good enough, basically fitted into a strapped down Pelican case. But then you are at risk endangering the United States if an enemy calculates that a First Strike wouldn't be met a return attack based on an estimation that comms to or from AF1 could be disrupted. What else could they use Qatari1 for? I suspect a popular choice would be to convert it to ConAir-1; a mega flying prison for all the deportees, MS-13 members, Al-Qaeda, ISIS and any other malcontents. While the actual JPATS aircraft are just regular (clapped out) 737s, a President might like the idea of a plane with actual cages, for all those Hannibal Lectars, because it looks tough. You could probably fit it out for 400 "regular" passengers, 100 more in Hannibal cages and 100 tooled up guards. Current prison transport Cages, or some of that double decker seating to sequeeze in 1000 of them Or the cheap option, rip out the fittings, sling in troop seating. 2029, the President can get the plane back, the original fittings are in the skip at the back.
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